CN1672475B

CN1672475B - Single or multi-layer printed circuit board with recessed or extended breakaway tabs and method of manufacture thereof

Info

Publication number: CN1672475B
Application number: CN038177765A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 阿伦·E.·王; 凯文·C.·奥尔森; 托马斯·H.·迪斯特凡诺
Original assignee: PPG Industries Inc
Current assignee: PPG Industries Ohio Inc; PPG Industries Inc
Priority date: 2002-06-27
Filing date: 2003-06-27
Publication date: 2011-11-23
Anticipated expiration: 2023-06-27
Also published as: US20060005995A1; US20060075633A1; US20070111561A1; US7002081B2; EP1520454A1; US7159308B2; AU2003248743A1; JP2005531160A; US20050006138A1; WO2004004432A1; JP2007266624A; EP1520454B1; CN1672475A; JP4943236B2; US7679001B2

Abstract

A circuit board layer 2 in accordance with the present invention includes a conductive sheet 4 sandwiched between an insulating top layer 10 and an insulating bottom layer 14. The top and bottom layers 10 and 14 and the conductive sheet 4 define the circuit board layer 2 having an edge that includes an edge 20 of the conductive sheet 4. An insulating edge layer 18 covers substantially all of the edge 20 of the conductive sheet 4.

Description

The single or multiple lift Printed circuit board and manufacturing methods that recessed or extended breakaway tabs are arranged

Background technology

At present, print circuit plates making becomes the big panel of part.Each printed circuit board (PCB) can be configured to any shape, though great majority printed circuit board (PCB) commonly used is made standard-sized rectangle.When print circuit plates making is finished, cut it and big panel separate, normally, cut a raceway groove at the printed circuit panel area by means of machine cutting or technical process.In some design, the raceway groove of printed circuit panel area does not have fully the periphery around printed circuit board (PCB).On the contrary, at the several position place that the printed circuit board (PCB) periphery centers on, tab makes circuit board adhere to bigger panel, until by the tab that fractures circuit board being separated from bigger panel.Normally, the metal covering in the printed circuit board (PCB) does not extend to the edge that it is cut by technical process.In this manner, on the edge of printed circuit board (PCB), do not stay the conducting metal of exposure.

Is unfavorable from the existing method than cutting printing circuit board on the big panel for high density circuit board, because the finite size stability of printed circuit board (PCB) does not allow a high density graph to be registered near another high density graph on the big panel.The line of cut of making around the printed circuit board (PCB) periphery further weakens panel material, aggravates bad aligning the between a figure and another figure.

The electronic system of assembling on the common printed circuit board rely on the heat heat conduction that dissipates from integrated circuit to printed circuit board (PCB) to remove some heats on this integrated circuit.In the moderate fever weight range about 2 watts up to each chip, the heat conduction of printed circuit board (PCB) is enough to cooling integrated circuit, need not huge and expensive radiator.Yet in high performance system, when the percentage of the density of system and integrated circuit covering substrate increased, the thermally conductive pathways of printed circuit board (PCB) was not too effective.On the position that system density fully increases, printed circuit board (PCB) is invalid as the radiator of integrated circuit.Yet,, need the available heat conduction from the integrated circuit to the substrate and from the substrate to the surrounding environment become more important along with the increase of system density.Owing to proceed to higher system density and bigger integrated circuit coverage rate, we need a kind of like this device, and it can cool off substrate remains under the safe working temperature on-chip integrated circuit.

Except heat conduction, high performance system constantly requires low-impedance power and ground voltage supplies with high clock speed operation integrated circuit.Normally, utilize the Low ESR by-pass capacitor that is connected to power and ground plane, can reduce the AC impedance in power and ground connection source.On common printed circuit board (PCB), the through hole of capacitor through extending through certain thickness circuit board is connected to power and ground plane, thereby increases the impedance of this contact and the performance of reduction system.Along with the increase of conversion speed, the problem that Low ESR is connected between by-pass capacitor and power and ground plane becomes more important.

So, the purpose of this invention is to provide one or more layer printed circuit boards are arranged printed circuit board (PCB) to overcome above-mentioned problem, layer printed circuit board has the conducting surface that extends to printed circuit board edge, it basically but fully be not insulated material and cover.The conductive layer edge that is not insulated the material covering can be on the edge of tab, utilizes the processing section arbitrarily (disposable part) on its connecting circuit plate and the big panel, and circuit board forms in manufacturing process.Fractureing tab and make on printed circuit board (PCB) and the big panel processing section after separating arbitrarily, the exposed edge of conductive layer becomes exposure.In one embodiment, tab terminates in the recess of printed circuit board (PCB) periphery.In another embodiment, tab is that periphery from printed circuit board (PCB) stretches out.

Conducting surface can utilize metal to make, for example, Copper Foil, it has dual purpose, a purpose is one or two surperficial electronic component of arranging of going up that the conduction heat leaves printed circuit board (PCB) or layer printed circuit board, and another purpose is to provide power or ground connection to electronic component.The outward extending tab of printed circuit board edge can be connected to mechanical clamp and/or electronics anchor clamps from second embodiment, is used to provide the heat delivered path that connects mechanical clamp from the printed circuit board (PCB) to the outside and/or provides electrical power to the conductive layer of printed circuit board (PCB).After reading and understanding the following detailed description, other purposes of the present invention are conspicuous for the professional.

Summary of the invention

The present invention is a kind of circuit board, comprising: be clipped in the conducting strip between insulation top layer and the insulating bottom layer.The insulation top layer, insulating bottom layer and conducting strip are determined marginate board layer, this edge comprises the edge of conducting strip.The insulating flange layer covers whole edges of conducting strip substantially.

Conducting strip can comprise a through hole at least.Insulating barrier can be in known manner, and for example conformal coating is made by the generic media material that deposits on the conducting strip.In insulation top layer and the insulating bottom layer at least one deck the circuitous pattern of formation can be arranged.

The insulating flange layer can comprise a perforate at least, and the part edge of conducting strip is exposed to wherein, thereby board layer and panel are separated.In one embodiment, the expose portion at edge can be in the periphery of board layer.In addition, the expose portion at edge can be to adhere on the tab of board layer, and wherein tab extends into the recess of board layer.

The insulation top layer, insulating bottom layer and conducting strip determine to comprise the panel of board layer, board layer is the processing section arbitrarily that is connected to panel by tab.In before separate the processing section arbitrarily of board layer and panel, the insulating flange layer covers the edge of tab and board layer.Tab is subjected to after the breaking force in the above, and board layer separates with the processing section arbitrarily of panel, and the tab of the small part that arrives still adheres to board layer.

In another embodiment, conducting strip comprises from outward extending tab between top layer and the bottom.In after the processing section separates arbitrarily of board layer and panel, the part edge of tab exposes at least.This at least part edge be beyond the board layer periphery.Tab among this embodiment has upper surface and lower surface.Surface to small part in the upper surface of tab and the lower surface can expose, that is, be not insulated material and cover.

A plurality of board layers can be stacked in together to form multilayer circuit board.The tab of a board layer can depart from the tab of another board layer in the multilayer circuit board in the multilayer circuit board.Electronic component can be connected between the tab of the tab of a board layer and another board layer.The conducting strip of a board layer can be determined the ground plane of multilayer circuit board, and the conducting strip of another board layer can be determined the power plane (powerplane) of multilayer circuit board.

The present invention still is a kind of method of making circuit board, this method comprises: the one or more parts that first conducting strip are provided and remove first conducting strip selectively are to make first panel of first circuit board, by means of extend at least one tab that can handle part edge first panel arbitrarily from the first circuit board edge, first circuit board is connected to the processing section arbitrarily in first panel.Insulating coating is added on the first circuit board, makes each edge at least of first circuit board be insulated the coating covering.First circuit board and processing section are arbitrarily separated, and wherein the tab to small part still adheres to first circuit board, and this part tab comprises the exposed edge of conducting strip in the first circuit board.

Insulating coating can be added to first circuit board in such a manner, makes each edge at least of at least one tab be insulated the coating covering.Should to tab of small part can terminate in the first circuit board periphery and outside the periphery both one of.

This method can also comprise: the one or more parts that second conducting strip are provided and remove second conducting strip selectively are to make second panel of second circuit board, by means of extend at least one tab that can handle part edge second panel arbitrarily from the second circuit panel edges, second circuit board is connected to the processing section arbitrarily in second panel.Insulating coating is added to second circuit board, makes each edge at least of second circuit board be insulated the coating covering.Then, first circuit board and second circuit board are stacked in together, second circuit board and processing section arbitrarily in second panel are separated, wherein the tab to small part still adheres to second circuit board, and should comprise the exposed edge of conducting strip in the second circuit board to the small part tab.

Should can terminate in to each tab of small part outside the peripheral interior or periphery of corresponding circuits plate.When first circuit board and second circuit board are stacked in a time-out, this at least one tab departs from this at least one tab in the second circuit board in the first circuit board.Electronic component can circuit be connected in the first circuit board in this at least one tab and second circuit board between this at least one tab.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the partial sectional view according to layer printed circuit board of the present invention, the porous, electrically conductive face that it has insulating material to center on;

Fig. 2 is the partial sectional view of types of printed circuit boards layer shown in Figure 1, comprises the circuitous pattern that forms on outer surface;

Fig. 3 and 4 is panel plane figure that the various boards layer is arranged according to one embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 5 is the panel shown in Fig. 3 and 4 and its board layer alignment stack plane graph together;

Fig. 6 is the isolated plane graph of tab, and panel utilizes tab to be connected the arbitrarily processing section of its board layer in the panel among Fig. 3 and 4;

Fig. 7 be add breaking force cause fracture after the isolated plane graph of tab shown in Figure 6;

Fig. 8 is the profile along Fig. 7 cathetus VIII-VIII cutting;

Fig. 9 and 10 is the panel plane figure that comprise layer printed circuit board according to another embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 11 is panel shown in Fig. 9 and 10 and board layer alignment stack plane graph together;

Figure 12 is from its plane graph of the stacked printed circuit boards layer shown in Figure 11 that separates of processing section arbitrarily panel separately;

Figure 13 is the profile along Figure 12 cathetus VIII-VIII cutting; With

Figure 14 is the plane graph of the laminated circuit board layer of separation shown in Figure 12, and wherein some tab is connected to sectional fixture and is connected to the circuit anchor clamps with some tab.

Embodiment

With reference to Fig. 1, layer printed circuit board 2 comprises conducting strip or conductive foil 4.Conducting strip 4 can be by Copper Foil, iron-nickel alloy, or its combination is made.Conducting strip 4 can be that porous chips shown in Figure 1 maybe can be a solid sheet.It is desirable to, conducting strip 4 has the thermal coefficient of expansion identical with silicon materials, and integrated circuit normally is fabricated from a silicon, in order that prevent to be used for adhesion integrated circuit or the encapsulated integrated circuit (not shown) adhesion node fails to layer printed circuit board 2.The meaning of described porous, electrically conductive sheet 4 is mesh flakes that a plurality of equidistant intervals through holes 6 are arranged.

Electric insulation coating layer 8 be formed on conducting strip 4 around.This coating 8 can be according to the any-mode of knowing, for example conformal coating be formed on conducting strip 4 around.More particularly, coating 8 forms the insulation top layer 10 that covers conducting strip 4 upper surfaces 12, covers the insulating bottom layer 14 of conducting strip 4 lower surfaces 16 and the insulating flange layer 18 at covering conducting strip 4 edges 20.If conducting strip 4 is coated with application layer 8, then the inner surface of each through hole 6 also is coated with application layer 8.Therefore, neither one part not coated 8 covers in the conducting strip 4.

With reference to Fig. 2 with continue with reference to Fig. 1, the layer printed circuit board of making in the manner described above 2 can be at the conductive pattern that has conventional method to form on outer surface to outer surface and/or bottom 14 of top layer 10.Specifically, utilize one or more photoetching techniques and one or more metallization technology, conductive pattern can be formed on top layer 10 to outer surface and/or bottom 14 on outer surface.This conductive pattern can comprise the through hole 6-1 that does not electroplate, the blind via hole 6-2 of plating, and/or the through hole 6-3 that electroplates.About making layer printed circuit board 2 and making conductive pattern, the additional detail that comprises one or more all kinds through holes 6 on top layer 10 and/or the bottom 14, can be in the U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 10/184 of application on June 27th, 2002, find in 387, its title is " Process For Creating Vias For Circuit Assemblies ", this application transfers the assignee identical with the application, is incorporated in full that this is for reference.

Describe one or more layer printed circuit boards 2 of preparation panel-form now and assemble a plurality of layer printed circuit boards to form the multilayer board sub-assembly.

With reference to Fig. 3, according to first embodiment of the invention, one or more first printed circuit board (PCB)s (PCB) layer 30 is made into the panel 32 of part.Each PCB layer 30 is surrounded by the processing section arbitrarily in the panel 32 34.According to the present invention, each PCB layer 30 is connected to processing section 34 arbitrarily in the panel 32 by means of one or more tabs 36.

The general steps of preparation form panel 32 shown in Figure 3 is described now.At first, provide first conducting strip of panel 32 sizes, as conducting strip 4.This conducting strip can be solid conducting strip or porous, electrically conductive sheet, and it is relevant with application.Secondly, utilize figure etching or machine cuts or technical process, in conducting strip, form line of cut or slit 38, be used for determining the periphery of panel 32 each PCB layer 30.These slits 38 are interrupted by tab 36, and tab 36 is each PCB layer 30 of clamping and processing section 34 arbitrarily during handling.

Secondly, electric insulation coating layer 8 deposits to conducting strip in such a manner and forms on the panel 32, and with the upper surface of each a PCB layer 30 relevant conducting strip, lower surface and edge are covered by electric insulation coating layer, and these parts expose when forming slit 38.If conducting strip is the porous, electrically conductive sheet, then electric insulation coating layer also covers the inner surface of each through hole.In addition, the upper surface of 38 each tab 36 of determining when forming in the slit, lower surface and edge are also covered by electric insulation coating layer.Can also utilize electric insulation coating layer to cover the upper surface of processing section 34, lower surface and the edge of determining when forming slit 38 arbitrarily.Yet this is not need.Normally, all edges, the surface, if through hole is arranged, and each through-hole inner surface of conducting strip on the panel 32, all covered by electric insulation coating layer.

Secondly, that describes in the above U.S. Patent application knows photoetching treatment technology and metallization technology, be incorporated in that this is for reference, be used for determining depositing on the partially conductive sheet relevant circuitous pattern 40 on one or two exposed surface of electric insulation coating layer with each PCB layer 30.

If each PCB layer 30 is to prepare to use after circuitous pattern 40 forms, by adding breaking force to connecting each the PCB layer 30 and the tab of processing section 34 arbitrarily, then each PCB layer 30 can separate from panel 32.Yet if desired, one or more additional electric insulation coating layer (not shown)s and circuitous pattern (not shown) can be formed on the circuitous pattern 40, utilize conventional method that each layer circuitous pattern interconnected according to required mode.After this, by adding breaking force to connecting each PCB layer 30 and each tab of processing section 34 arbitrarily, each PCB layer 30 can separate from panel 32.

Perhaps, each PCB layer 30 can be laminated to the 2nd PCB layer 42 in the panel shown in Figure 4 44 in the panel 32.Panel 44 comprises one or more the 2nd PCB layers 42, and the tab of determining when forming slit 50 in the conducting strip of panel 44 48 is connected to the processing section 46 arbitrarily in the panel 44, it with above-mentioned in panel 32 during formation slit 38 ways of connecting identical.

Electric insulation coating layer deposits on the conducting strip that forms panel 44 in such a manner, makes the conducting strip upper surface relevant with each the 2nd PCB layer 42, and lower surface and edge are covered by electric insulation coating layer, and these parts expose when formation slit 50.If conducting strip is the porous, electrically conductive sheet, then electric insulation coating layer also covers the inner surface of each through hole.In addition, the upper surface of each tab 48 of when forming slit 50, determining, lower surface and edge are also covered by electric insulation coating layer.Utilize electric insulation coating layer can also cover the upper surface of processing section 46, lower surface and the edge of determining when forming slit 50 arbitrarily.Yet this is not need.Normally, all edges, the surface, if through hole is arranged, and each through-hole inner surface of conducting strip on the panel 44, all covered by electric insulation coating layer.

Each the 2nd PCB layer 42 has circuitous pattern 52 on one or two exposed surface of deposition electric insulation coating layer on the partially conductive sheet relevant with each the 2nd PCB layer 42.If desired, each the 2nd PCB layer 42 can be included in one or more added electrical insulation coatings and the circuitous pattern that forms on the circuitous pattern 52, wherein utilizes conventional method that each layer circuitous pattern interconnected according to required mode.

With reference to Fig. 5, and continue with reference to Fig. 3 and 4,

panel

32 and 44 can be stacked in together in known manner, and wherein each PCB layer 30 is placed to the 2nd corresponding PCB layer 42 and aims to form multi-layer PCB sub-assembly 60.Can utilize the technology of knowing in this area, between each circuitous pattern 40 and corresponding circuitous pattern 52, form one or more electrical connections.Describe to oversimplify in order making, not describe these one or more electrical connections of formation between circuitous pattern 40 and the corresponding circuitous pattern 52 herein.

As shown in Figure 5, be stacked in a time-out at

panel

32 and 44, the tab 36 of panel 32 does not have the tab 48 of overlapping panel 44.In this manner, the PCB layer 30 that forms each multi-layer PCB sub-assembly 60 and 42 can be independently of each other respectively from their separating the

processing section

34 and 46 arbitrarily separately.Yet, if desired, being stacked in a time-out at

panel

32 and 44, one or

more tabs

36 and 48 can be aligned with each other.

With reference to Fig. 6 and 7, and continue to describe each

tab

36 and 48 with respect to exemplary tab 36 in the panel 32 now with reference to Fig. 3-5.Yet, should be appreciated that each tab 48 in the panel 44 is similar to each tab 36 in the panel 32, so, below the description of exemplary tab 36 is applicable to each tab 48.

As shown in Figure 6, exemplary tab 36 is at a PCB layer 30 and extends between the processing section 34 arbitrarily.For the ease of fractureing, exemplary tab 36 comprises along the section of its length direction shrinks 62, also is referred to as the Charpy breach.This section shrinks 62 can make exemplary tab 36 fracture in the position of determining, thereby make exemplary tab 36 be divided into first 64 and second portion 66, first 64 still adheres to a PCB layer 30, and second portion 66 still adheres to processing section 34 arbitrarily.

The end in slit 38 is determined the recess 68 in a PCB layer 30 periphery 70 on the exemplary tab 36 relative both sides.In the description herein, the periphery 70 of a PCB layer 30 comprises the outward flange 72 of a PCB layer 30 and across the virtual extension part 74 of each recess 68 outward flange 72.As shown in the figure, the section of each tab 36 contraction 62 is in the periphery 70 of a PCB layer 30.Therefore, when exemplary tab 36 was divided into first 64 and second portion 66, the far-end 76 of each first 64 terminated in the recess 68.

With reference to Fig. 8, and continue with reference to all above accompanying drawing, because a PCB layer 30 and exemplary tab 36 comprise conducting strip 78, as the conducting strip among Fig. 14, it applies electric insulation coating layer 80, as the coating among Fig. 18, the exemplary tab 36 that fractures exposes conducting strip 78 edges and centers on the fraction 82 of electric insulation coating layer 80.Because only the far-end 76 of first 64 comprises fraction 82 conducting strips 78 of exposure in the exemplary tab 36, conducting strip 78 almost all edges covered by electric insulation coating layer 80, specifically, the insulating flange layer of electric insulation coating layer 80.Therefore, can avoid involuntary the electrically contacting at conducting strip 78 edges that cover with electric insulation coating layer 80 insulating flange layers.

The conducting strip of the one PCB layer 30 and the 2nd PCB layer 42 can be used for from the electronic component of its one or two the surface layout heat that leaves.In addition,

PCB layer

30 and 42 conducting strip can be used for providing power supply and the ground connection electronic component of arranging to multi-layer PCB sub-assembly 60 in each multi-layer PCB sub-assembly 60 on outer surface.This is to finish by connecting ground lead that each ic power of arranging on the multi-layer PCB sub-assembly 60 goes between

PCB layer

30 and 42 conducting strip and be connected each integrated circuit conducting strip in other PCB layers 30 and 42.So, each

PCB layer

30 and 42 conducting strip can utilize suitable grip device to be connected to a suitable end in the power end of external power source and the earth terminal through the conducting strip edge that fraction 82 exposes, and this edge is exposed to the first 64 of one or more tabs 36.

With reference to Fig. 9, according to second embodiment of the invention, the making of a PCB layer 90 is similar to an above PCB layer 30 in conjunction with Fig. 3 discussion.Yet in this second embodiment, one or more tabs 92 are that the periphery 94 from a PCB layer 90 stretches out and connects it to the processing section 96 arbitrarily that also comprises a PCB layer 90 and tab 92 panels 98.According to being similar to

PCB layer

30 and 42 and the mode of

tab

36 and 48 respectively, a PCB layer 90 and tab 92 can be made by conducting strip, the upper surface of this conducting strip, lower surface and edge coating electric insulation coating layer.Yet, in this second embodiment, from one or more tabs 92, can omit electric insulation coating layer, or can after deposition, from one or more tabs 92, remove electric insulation coating layer.One or more tabs 92 can comprise installing hole 100 separately, and it is used for jointing sheet 92 to hardware or external circuit are installed, for example, and power supply.

The photoetching treatment technology or the metallization technology that utilize the professional to know, circuitous pattern 101 can be formed on one or two exposure of a PCB layer 90.In case a PCB layer 90 has the circuitous pattern 101 of formation on its one or two exposure, then a PCB layer 90 can separate from panel 98 with each tab 92, processing section 96 arbitrarily particularly, and reality also is to utilize like this.Yet, if desired, on circuitous pattern 101, can form one or more additional electric insulation coating layers and circuitous pattern, utilize conventional process each layer circuitous pattern to be connected to each other according to required mode.After this, a PCB layer 90 can separate from panel 98 with each tab 92.

With reference to Figure 10 and 11, if desired, panel 98 can be in known manner and panel 106 laminations, and wherein a PCB layer 90 is aimed at the 2nd PCB layer 102 of panel 106 to form the multi-layer PCB sub-assembly 104 shown in Figure 11-13.The 2nd PCB layer 102 is to comprise the tab 108 and the part panel 106 of processing section 110 arbitrarily.One or more tabs 108 can comprise installing hole 112 separately, are used for jointing sheet 108 to suitable mechanical hardware or circuit.According to being similar to

PCB layer

30 and 42 and the mode of

tab

36 and 48 respectively, the 2nd PCB layer 102 and tab 108 can utilize the conducting strip of coating electric insulation coating layer to make.Yet, in this second embodiment, from each tab 108, can omit electric insulation coating layer or after deposition, remove electric insulation coating layer 108 from each.

The photoetching treatment technology or the metallization technology that utilize the professional to know, circuitous pattern 114 can be formed on one or two surface of the 2nd PCB layer 102.In case a PCB layer 90 and the 2nd PCB layer 102 are aimed at laminations, the appropriate technology that can utilize the professional to know, the one or more circuit of formation are connected between circuitous pattern 101 and circuitous pattern 114.

With reference to Figure 12, and continue with reference to Figure 11, secondly, breaking force can be added to each

tab

92 and 108 and be used to separate a PCB layer 90 and the 2nd PCB layer 102 and

processing section

96 and 110 arbitrarily, therefore, and separate multiple layer PCB layer 104.For the ease of adding breaking force to each

tab

92 and 108,

tab

92 and 108 can not be placed on mutually on a PCB layer 90 and the 2nd PCB layer 102 overlappingly.As shown in the figure, each all tabs 92 still keep being connected with the 2nd PCB layer 102 with a PCB layer 90 respectively with each all tabs 108.For this purpose, the breaking force that is added to each tab 92 and each tab 108 is separated them respectively with 110 with processing section 96 arbitrarily.For can make each

tab

92 and 108 and arbitrarily

processing section

96 and 110 clearly disconnect, in each

tab

92 and 108 and can form striping or cut-off rule on

processing section

96 and 110 the border arbitrarily, thereby weaken the mechanical connection between them.Utilization has the mechanical press of the most advanced and sophisticated drift of suitable shape, and breaking force is added on the tab, particularly is added on the cut-off rule, and therefore, suitable breaking force just can be added to each

tab

92 and 108.

With reference to Figure 13, and continue with reference to Figure 11 and 12, in the suitable time, one or more electronic components 120, for example, packaged integrated circuits, Feng Zhuan flip-over type integrated circuit not, resistor, capacitor, and/or inductor, can be connected to the appropriate point of the circuitous pattern 101 and/or the circuitous pattern 114 of multi-layer PCB sub-assembly 104 according to the mode of knowing.In addition, as shown in figure 14, one or more tabs 92 and/or 108 can be connected to sectional fixture 122 or electronics anchor clamps, for example, and power supply 124.Because each tab 92 is partially conductive sheets 130 relevant with a PCB layer 90, and because each tab 108 is partially conductive sheets 132 relevant with the 2nd PCB layer 102, connect one or more tabs 92 to a terminal of power supply 124 be connected one or more tabs 108 and arrive another terminal of power supply 124, thereby be biased voltage to conducting strip 130 and 132.Provide electrical power just to simplify electrical power in this manner and offer each electronic component, for example, be connected to one or two outside lip-deep electronic component 120 of multi-layer PCB sub-assembly 104 to conducting

strip

130 and 132.

In addition, between adjacent pair of joint sheet 92 is with 108, can be connected other electronic component, for example, one or more capacitors 134.Between adjacent pair of

joint sheet

92 and 108, comprise one or more capacitors 134 reduce need filtering capacitor be installed to layer one or two of PCB sub-assembly 104 on outer surface so that the electronic component of arranging for the there provides the electrofiltration ripple.

Be similar to the far-end of exemplary tab 36, the far-end 136 of each tab 92 and the far-end 137 of each tab 108 comprise the exposed edge of conducting

strip

130 and 132 respectively.In addition, can expose conducting strip 130 relevant and 132 all or part of upper surface and/or lower surface with adjacent pair of

tabs

92 and 108, in order that be convenient to connect electronic component, for example, the capacitor 134 that connects between them.

As can be seen, the invention provides the printed circuit board (PCB) of one or more layer printed circuit boards, each board layer has the conducting surface that extends to the printed circuit edge, and it basically but be insulated material by halves and cover.The conductive layer edge that insulating material does not have to cover is placed on the edge of tab, utilizes the arbitrarily processing section of its connecting circuit plate in the big panel, and this printed circuit board (PCB) forms during making.Fracture tab and from the processing section arbitrarily of panel, separate printed circuit board (PCB) after, the exposed edge of conductive layer becomes exposure.

The conductive layer of each board layer can have a double purpose, and a purpose is one or two surperficial electronic component of arranging of going up that the conduction heat leaves printed circuit board (PCB) or layer printed circuit board, and another purpose is to provide power or ground connection to electronic component.

Description of the invention is with reference to preferred embodiment.After the detailed description more than reading and understanding, various changes and variation are conspicuous.For example, multi-layer PCB sub-assembly 60 is described as to be stacked in together by

PCB layer

30 and 42 and forms.Yet the multi-layer PCB sub-assembly can be formed and be carried out circuit according to required mode and connect by three PCB layers or more a plurality of PCB layers laminated.In addition, electronic component, for example, capacitor 134 is described as the

tab

92 and 108 that is connected to adjacent PCB layer in the multi-layer PCB sub-assembly 104.Yet electronic component can be connected between the tab of adjacent or non-adjacent PCB layer in the multi-layer PCB sub-assembly, and this multi-layer PCB sub-assembly has three PCB layers or more a plurality of PCB layer.Our idea is that the present invention should comprise all these changes and variation, because they all are in the scope of appended claims or its suitable content.

Claims

1. circuit board comprises:

Conducting strip is clipped in and applies between shape insulation top layer and the deposited shape insulating bottom layer, and wherein said insulation top layer, described insulating bottom layer and described conducting strip are determined marginate board layer, and this edge comprises the edge of described conducting strip; With

Apply shape insulating flange layer, substantially the described edge of the described conducting strip of covering is whole, wherein said conducting strip comprises at least one tab at least one recess in the into described board layer that stretches, and the part at the edge of the described tab in the periphery of described board layer of wherein said conducting strip is exposed.

2. according to the circuit board of claim 1, wherein said conducting strip comprises a through hole that passes it at least.

3. according to the circuit board of claim 1, the tangible circuitous pattern that becomes thereon of wherein said insulation top layer and the one deck at least in the described insulating bottom layer.

4. according to the circuit board of claim 1, the exposure of the described part at wherein said edge separates described board layer and causes from panel.

5. according to the circuit board of claim 1, wherein:

Described insulation top layer, described insulating bottom layer and described conducting strip are determined a panel, this panel comprise by described tab be connected in the described panel abandon the part described board layer;

Described insulating flange layer covers the edge of described tab and described board layer; And

Fractureing of described tab caused by breaking force, state board layer in the place that fractures and separate with the part that abandons of described panel, and the described tab of the small part that arrives still adheres to described board layer.

6. according to the circuit board of claim 1, wherein:

Described tab has upper surface and lower surface; And

At least a portion one of at least in the described upper surface of described tab and the described lower surface is exposed.

7. according to the circuit board of claim 1, wherein a plurality of board layers are layered on together to form multilayer circuit board.

8. according to the circuit board of claim 7, the tab of a board layer in the wherein said multilayer circuit board departs from the tab of another board layer in the described multilayer circuit board.

9. according to the circuit board of claim 8, also comprise: be connected the electronic component between the tab of the tab of a described board layer and described another board layer.

10. according to the circuit board of claim 7, wherein:

The conducting strip of a board layer is determined power plane; And

The conducting strip of another board layer is determined ground plane.

11. according to the circuit board of claim 1, wherein:

Described conducting strip also comprises panel;

Described tab connects described board layer and described panel; And

Fractureing of described tab is based on the breaking force that it connects described panel place, states board layer and described tab in the place that fractures and separates with described panel.

12. a method of making circuit board may further comprise the steps:

(a) provide first conducting strip;

(b) remove one or more parts of described first conducting strip selectively, to be formed with first panel of first circuit board, extend at least one tab at edge that abandons part of described first panel by means of edge, make described first circuit board be connected to the described part that abandons of described first panel from described first circuit board;

(c) add apply the shape insulating coating to described first circuit board so that each edge at least of described first circuit board covered by this insulating coating;

(d) separate described first circuit board and the described part that abandons in the following manner: make to the described tab of small part and still be connected to described first circuit board, and comprise the edge of exposure of the described conducting strip of described first circuit board, and wherein said described tab to small part terminates in the periphery of described first circuit board;

(e) provide second conducting strip;

(f) remove one or more parts of described second conducting strip selectively, to be formed with second panel of second circuit board, extend at least one tab at edge that abandons part of described second panel by means of edge, make described second circuit board be connected to the described part that abandons of described second panel from described second circuit board;

(g) add insulating coating to described second circuit board so that each edge at least of described second circuit board covered by this insulating coating;

(h) described first circuit board is stacked in described second circuit board; With

(i) separate the described part that abandons of described second circuit board and described second panel in the following manner: make to the described tab of small part and still be connected to described second circuit board, and comprise the edge of exposure of the described conducting strip of described second circuit board, and wherein said described tab to small part terminate in second circuit board periphery inside or one of outside on.

13. according to the method for claim 12, wherein step (c) also comprises: add described insulating coating to described first circuit board, each edge at least of described at least one tab is covered by described insulating coating.

14. according to the method for claim 12, described at least one tab in the wherein said first circuit board departs from described at least one tab in the described second circuit board.

15., also comprise step: electronic component is connected electrically between described at least one tab and described at least one tab in the described second circuit board in the described first circuit board according to the method for claim 14.